Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Index

Latin names beginning with A English Name
Aegilops geniculata Goat-grass
Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
Agrostis castellana Highland Bent
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
Agrostis vinealis Brown Bent
Aira caryophyllea Silver Hair-grass
Aira praecox Early Hair-grass
Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
Ammophila arenaria Marram
Anisantha madritensis Compact Brome
Anisantha rigida Rip-gut Brome
Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass
Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass
Avena fatua Wild Oat
Avenula pratensis Meadow Oat-grass
Avenula pubescens Downy Oat-grass
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Latin names beginning with B English name
Blysmus compressus Flat Sedge
Blysmus rufus Saltmarsh Flat-sedge
Bolboschoenus maritimus Sea Club-rush
Brachypodium pinnatum Tor-grass
Brachypodium retusum Mediterranean False-brome
Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome
Briza maxima (UK) Greater Quaking-grass
Briza maxima (Crete) Greater Quaking-grass
Briza media Quaking-grass
Bromopsis erecta Upright Brome
Bromopsis inermis ssp inermis Hungarian Brome
Bromopsis ramosa Hairy-brome
Bromus hordeaceus ssp hordeaceus Soft-brome
Bromus hordeaceus ssp ferronii Soft-brome
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Latin names beginning with C English name
Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-reed
Calamagrostis stricta Narrow Small-reed
Carex arenaria Sand Sedge
Carex atrata (UK) Black Alpine-sedge
Carex atrata (Alps) Black Alpine-sedge
Carex bigelowii Stiff Sedge
Carex binervis Green-ribbed Sedge
Carex canescens White Sedge
Carex capillaris Hair Sedge
Carex caryophyllea Spring Sedge
Carex demissa Common Yellow Sedge
Carex digitata Fingered Sedge
Carex distans Distant Sedge
Carex disticha Brown Sedge
Carex divulsa ssp divulsa Grey Sedge
Carex echinata Star Sedge
Carex elata Tufted Sedge
Carex ericetorum Rare Spring-sedge
Carex extensa Long-bracted Sedge
Carex ferruginea Rusty Sedge
Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge
Carex hirta Hairy Sedge
Carex hostiana Tawny Sedge
Carex humilis Dwarf Sedge
Carex laevigata Smooth-stalked Sedge
Carex lepidocarpa Long-stalked Yellow-sedge
Carex leporina (U.K.) Oval Sedge
Carex leporina (Andorra) Oval Sedge
Carex limosa Bog-sedge
Carex maritima Curved Sedge
Carex nigra Common Sedge
Carex oederi Small-fruited Yellow-sedge
Carex ornithopoda Bird's-foot Sedge
Carex otrubae False Fox-sedge
Carex pallescens Pale Sedge
Carex panicea Carnation Sedge
Carex paniculata Greater Tussock-sedge
Carex pendula Pendulous sedge
Carex pilulifera Pill Sedge
Carex pseudocyperus Hop or Cyperus Sedge
Carex pulicaris Flea Sedge
Carex punctata Dotted Sedge
Carex recta Estuarine Sedge
Carex remota Remote Sedge
Carex riparia Greater Pond-sedge
Carex rostrata Bottle Sedge
Carex saxatilis Russet Sedge
Carex spicata Spiked Sedge
Carex strigosa Thin-spiked Wood-sedge
Carex sylvatica Wood-sedge
Carex vaginata Sheathed Sedge
Carex vesicaria Bladder-sedge
Carex x fulva (C. hostiana x C. viridula) Hybrid Sedge
Carex x ludibunda (C. paniculata x C. canescens) Hybrid Sedge
Carex x pseudoaxillaris (C. remota x C. otrubae) Hybrid Sedge
Catabrosa aquatica Whorl-grass
Catapodium marinum Sea Fern-grass
Catapodium rigidum Fern-grass
Ceratochloa carinata California Brome
Cladium mariscus Great Fen-sedge
Cynodon dactylon Bermuda Grass
Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail
Cynosurus echinatus Rough Dog's-tail
Cyperus capitatus Capitate Galingale
Cyperus fuscus Brown Galingale
Cyperus eragrostis Pale Galingale
Cyperus longus Galingale
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Latin names beginning with D English name
Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Grass
Danthonia decumbens Heath-grass
Dasypyrum villosum Mosquito Grass
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass
Digitaria sanguinalis Hairy Finger-grass
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Latin names beginning with E English name
Echinochloa crus-galli Cockspur
Eleocharis multicaulis Many-stalked Spike-rush
Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush
Eleocharis quinqueflora Few-flowered Spike-rush
Eleogiton fluitans Floating Club-rush
Elymus caninus Bearded Couch
Elytrigia atherica Sea Couch
Elytrigia juncea ssp boreoatlantica Sand Couch
Elytrigia repens ssp repens Common Couch
Eriophorum angustifolum Common Cottongrass
Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass
Eriophorum latifolium Broad-leaved Cottongrass
Eriophorum scheuchzeri Scheuchzer's Cottongrass
Eriophorum vaginatum Hare's-tail Cotton-grass
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Latin names beginning with F English name
Festuca longifolia Blue Fescue
Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue
Festuca vivipara Viviparous Sheep's-fescue
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Latin names beginning with G English name
Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass
Glyceria notata Plicate Sweet-grass
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Latin names beginning with H English name
Hierochloe odorata Holy Grass
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog
Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass
Hordeum marinum Sea Barley
Hordeum murinum Wall Barley
Hordeum secalinum Meadow Barley
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Latin names beginning with I English name
Isolepis cernua Slender Club-rush
Isolepis setacea Bristle Club-rush
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Latin names beginning with J English name
Juncus acutus Sharp Rush
Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush
Juncus ambiguus Frog Rush
Juncus balticus Baltic Rush
Juncus balticus x Juncus inflexus Hybrid Rush
Juncus bufonius Toad Rush
Juncus castaneus Chestnut Rush
Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush
Juncus effusus Soft-rush
Juncus filiformis Thread Rush
Juncus gerardii Saltmarsh Rush
Juncus inflexus Hard Rush
Juncus maritimus Sea Rush
Juncus squarrosus Heath Rush
Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-flowered Rush
Juncus tenuis Slender Rush
Juncus trifidus Three-leaved Rush
Juncus triglumis Three-flowered Rush
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Latin names beginning with K English name
Kobresia simpliciuscula False Sedge
Koeleria macrantha Crested Hair-grass
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Latin names beginning with L English name
Lagurus ovatus Hare's-tail
Lagurus ovatus Hare's-tail
Lamarckia aurea Golden Dog's-tail
Leymus arenarius Lyme-grass
Lolium multiflorum Italian Rye-grass
Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass
Luzula arcuata Curved Wood-rush
Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush
Luzula lutea Yellow Wood-rush
Luzula multiflora ssp congesta Heath Wood-rush
Luzula multiflora ssp multiflora Heath Wood-rush
Luzula nivea Snowy Wood-rush
Luzula nutans No English name
Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush
Luzula spicata Spiked Wood-rush
Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush
Lygeum spartum Albardine
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Latin names beginning with M English name
Melica nutans Mountain or Nodding Melick
Melica uniflora Wood Melick
Mibora minima Early Sand-grass
Milium effusum Wood Millet
Milium vernale ssp sarniense Early Millet
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Latin names beginning with N English name
Nardus stricta Mat-grass
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Latin names beginning with O English name
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Latin names beginning with P English name
Panicum miliacum Common Millet
Parapholis strigosa Hard-grass
Pennisetum setaceum Purple Fountain-grass
Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass
Phalaris canariensis Canary-grass
Phleum arenarium Sand Cat's-tail
Phleum pratense Timothy
Phleum phleoides Purple-stem Cat's-tail
Phragmites australis Common Reed
Poa alpina Alpine Meadow-grass
Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass
Poa infirma Early Meadow-grass
Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
Polypogon monspeliensis Annual Beard-grass
Polypogon viridis Water Bent
Puccinellia distans ssp distans Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass
Puccinellia maritima Common Saltmarsh-grass
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Latin names beginning with Q English name
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Latin names beginning with R English name
Rhynchospora alba White Beak-sedge
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Latin names beginning with S English name
Scirpus sylvaticus Wood Club-rush
Schedonorus arundinaceus Tall Fescue
Schedonorus pratensis Meadow Fescue
Schoenoplectus pungens Sharp Club-rush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grey Clubrush
Sesleria caerulea Blue Moor-grass
Setaria pumila Yellow Bristle-grass
Spartina anglica Common Cord-grass
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Latin names beginning with T English name
Tricophorum germanicum Deergrass
Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass
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Latin names beginning with U English name
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Latin names beginning with V English name
Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue
Vulpia fasciculata Dune fescue
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Latin names beginning with W English name
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Latin names beginning with X English name
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Latin names beginning with Y English name
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Latin names beginning with Z English name
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